Sidewalks, Trails, and Paths Projects
Paoli Trail Connections
The purpose of the Paoli Trail Connections study is twofold. First, Tredyffrin Township has the goal of making downtown Paoli more walkable for residents and local merchants. Second, the Township wished to evaluate opportunities to enhance pedestrian and bicycle travel between central Paoli, including the SEPTA rail station, and the Chester Valley Trail.
This report was funded through an Efficient Growth for Growing Suburbs (EGGS) grant from the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission and a grant from the William Penn Foundation.
Please view the final feasibility study below:
Table of Contents and Introduction (3.31 MB)
Walkability in Paoli (196 KB)
Trail Connection Alternatives (1.67 MB)
PTC Recommendations for Implementation (3.01 MB)
Maps and Back Cover (4.22 MB)
Chester Valley Trail
The Chester Valley Trail is planned for a former railroad right of way between Chester County's Struble Trail in Downingtown Borough through the length of Tredyffrin Township to the Chester County/Montgomery County line in King of Prussia. From that point, Montgomery County hopes to establish a link over the Schuylkill Expressway to the Schuylkill River Trail in Norristown. Phase 1, between Valley Creek Blvd in Exton and Route 29 in East Whiteland, opened in September 2010. Phase 2, between Route 29 and the Tredyffrin/Upper Merion township line, is in design.
The Patriot's Path
The The Patriot's Path is a proposed trail network in East Whiteland Township, Malvern Borough and Tredyffrin Township. Trails, sidewalks and other pathways will link three area historic sites with American Revolutionary War significance via the Chester Valley Trail (see below), Valley Forge National Historical Park in Tredyffrin, Battle of the Clouds Park in East Whiteland, and Paoli Battlefield Grounds in Malvern. For more information, please visit the Patriot's Path page.
Chester Valley Trail
The Chester Valley Trail is planned for a former railroad right of way between Chester County's Struble Trail in Downingtown Borough through the length of Tredyffrin Township to the Chester County/Montgomery County line in King of Prussia. From that point, Montgomery County hopes to establish a link over the Schuylkill Expressway to the Schuylkill River Trail in Norristown. Phase 1, between Valley Creek Blvd in Exton and Route 29 in East Whiteland, opened in September 2010. Phase 2, between Route 29 and the Tredyffrin/Upper Merion township line, is in design.
SIDEWALKS TO SCHOOLS
Conestoga High School and T/E Middle School - COMPLETED
- Project Area: Construction of 1.7 miles of sidewalks and associated stormwater management and traffic calming measures on:
- Old Lancaster Road from the Daylesford Train Station to Howelville Road
- Conestoga Road from Old Lancaster Road to Teamer Field and from Howellville Road to Margo Mane
- Irish Road from Conestoga High School to Green Lane
- Howellville Road from T/E Middle School to the bridge
- Costs and funding:
- Total Funding:
- Design and Permitting:
- $100,000 in grant funds from the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission's Transportation and Community Development Initiative
- $542,983 in Township bond funds
- Construction and Inspection:
- $2.4 Mil in grant funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (AKA - federal stimulus funding)
- Design and Permitting:
- Total Cost:
- Design, permitting and surveys by Jacobs Engineering: $642,983
- Construction by Marino Corporation and inspection fees: $2,443,265
- Total Funding:
- Approximate Cost by Road:
- Old Lancaster Road (3,725 linear feet): $862,900 for sidewalks, stormwater management and traffic calming
- Conestoga Road (3,590 linear feet): $779,985 for sidewalks, stormwater management and traffic calming
- Irish Road (1,385 linear feet): $711,365 for sidewalks, stormwater management and retaining wall
- Howellville Road (390 linear feet): $89,015 for sidewalks
- Plans and renderings:
- Sidewalks Construction Plan - Overall (5.8 MB)
- Sidewalks Construction Plan - Contour Grading and Drainage (6.4 MB)
- Sidewalks Construction Plan - Traffic Control (826 KB)
- Sidewalks Construction Plan - Signing and Pavement Marking (2.0 MB)
- Sidewalks Construction Plan - Landscaping (8.0 MB)
- Sidewalks Construction Plan - Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control (2.9 MB)
- Sidewalks Construction Plan - Traffic Signal (372 KB)
- Sidewalks Construction Plan - Irish Rd Retaining Wall (660 KB)
- Image 1 (152 KB) - Sidewalk near the intersection of Old Lancaster Road and Howellville Road
- Image 2 (184 KB) - Sidewalk along Conestoga Road, between Bair Road and Cassatt Road
- Image 3 (244 KB) - Sidewalk along Old Lancaster Road, near Saint Monica's Cemetary
- Stormwater Management Measures - The project incorporated several innovative stormwater management measures, also known as Best Management Practices BMPs), that are designed to manage stormwater runoff produced by the installation of the sidewalks, as well as manage some additional roadway runoff currently affecting the area. The Stormwater BMPs consist of shallow infiltration trenches underneath the proposed sidewalk and in several vegetated curbed bump-out areas along the proposed sidewalk route. Additional storm sewer inlets were placed along the roadway shoulder in coordination with underground piping throughout the infiltration trenches, which will direct remaining stormwater to the existing storm sewer system.
- Traffic Calming Measures - The project included a variety of measures that will allow for safer pedestrian travel, as well as aid in further control of vehicular traffic. Along the sidewalk route, pedestrian crosswalks were provided at each roadway crossing. Additional pedestrian crossing signage will be provided at crosswalk locations. In addition, two (2) raised pedestrian crosswalks were installed on Old Lancaster Road. In addition, on Conestoga Road between Irish Road and Old Lancaster Road shoulders, signage, and lane striping were provided to control and calm traffic flow through the curve. The Township and Consultant Team also invested revisions to the existing PennDOT school zone permits to further define and clarify the school zone limits. PennDOT did not allow the Township to make any changes to the school zones.
- Minutes and information from public meetings held during project design:
- Minutes from the Meeting with the STAP Committee, the consultants of the Sidewalk Project, and the Township.
- Minutes from the Sidewalk Preliminary Design Meeting with PennDot, the consultants of the Sidewalk Project, and the Township.
- Minutes from the PADOT Field View Meeting.
- Q & A from the Public Meeting held on June 6, 2007.
